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Population in Iran compared to Turkmenistan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Iran was 91,567,738 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iran's population is 93,468,444 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 12 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Iran is ranked the 17th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 1.22% of the world: 1.13% for Iran vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Iran has had an average growth rate of +1.19% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Iran has increased from 73.4M people to 93.5M (27.4% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Iran vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Iran
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Iran Turkmenistan
2100 80,713,760 10,046,945
2099 81,246,718 10,075,740
2098 81,770,953 10,103,319
2097 82,295,714 10,129,577
2096 82,818,575 10,154,338
2095 83,338,446 10,178,163
2094 83,854,648 10,200,371
2093 84,371,569 10,221,349
2092 84,888,626 10,240,959
2091 85,410,099 10,259,026
2090 85,934,675 10,276,261
2089 86,466,409 10,291,819
2088 87,004,165 10,306,303
2087 87,549,685 10,319,501
2086 88,105,571 10,331,090
2085 88,668,329 10,341,183
2084 89,239,709 10,349,710
2083 89,817,194 10,356,602
2082 90,402,538 10,362,422
2081 90,995,822 10,366,587
2080 91,595,122 10,369,293
2079 92,196,842 10,370,130
2078 92,801,160 10,369,013
2077 93,405,954 10,366,366
2076 94,007,669 10,361,975
2075 94,606,607 10,355,755
2074 95,197,577 10,348,384
2073 95,783,994 10,339,415
2072 96,355,853 10,328,653
2071 96,915,335 10,316,618
2070 97,460,813 10,303,565
2069 97,988,897 10,289,578
2068 98,496,927 10,274,625
2067 98,978,509 10,258,518
2066 99,439,391 10,241,362
2065 99,877,457 10,223,420
2064 100,288,977 10,204,034
2063 100,668,199 10,183,241
2062 101,017,348 10,160,903
2061 101,332,810 10,136,928
2060 101,612,261 10,111,369
2059 101,858,931 10,083,631
2058 102,061,144 10,052,905
2057 102,228,085 10,019,547
2056 102,358,266 9,983,379
2055 102,449,092 9,943,931
2054 102,498,594 9,901,473
2053 102,508,245 9,854,931
2052 102,480,373 9,804,909
2051 102,417,847 9,751,221
2050 102,318,917 9,693,713
2049 102,189,816 9,632,600
2048 102,024,233 9,567,946
2047 101,832,213 9,500,139
2046 101,613,554 9,429,355
2045 101,371,784 9,356,194
2044 101,104,998 9,280,988
2043 100,818,045 9,204,466
2042 100,512,032 9,126,898
2041 100,188,214 9,048,356
2040 99,849,875 8,969,478
2039 99,501,869 8,890,225
2038 99,137,385 8,810,850
2037 98,759,167 8,731,367
2036 98,366,612 8,651,719
2035 97,963,082 8,572,231
2034 97,546,148 8,492,483
2033 97,118,106 8,412,113
2032 96,671,440 8,330,912
2031 96,204,118 8,248,129
2030 95,718,604 8,163,024
2029 95,195,996 8,070,023
2028 94,623,034 7,969,080
2027 93,987,260 7,860,774
2026 93,276,075 7,745,331
2025 92,478,162 7,623,184
2024 91,567,738 7,494,498
2023 90,608,707 7,364,438
2022 89,524,246 7,230,193
2021 88,455,488 7,092,043
2020 87,723,443 6,949,912
2019 87,051,648 6,803,944
2018 86,117,998 6,655,524
2017 85,026,754 6,507,061
2016 83,812,228 6,360,041
2015 82,619,362 6,215,770
2014 81,502,045 6,075,283
2013 80,414,686 5,939,341
2012 79,370,580 5,808,546
2011 78,383,598 5,683,417
2010 77,420,842 5,564,356
2009 76,457,825 5,451,592
2008 75,514,204 5,345,029
2007 74,602,648 5,244,046
2006 73,392,747 5,147,105
2005 71,828,455 5,052,257
2004 70,256,316 4,958,093
2003 68,769,340 4,863,865
2002 68,011,317 4,769,465
2001 67,452,005 4,675,409
2000 66,418,659 4,582,677
1999 65,445,391 4,492,170
1998 64,519,859 4,410,507
1997 63,639,638 4,336,730
1996 62,881,300 4,263,819
1995 62,205,567 4,191,203
1994 61,520,598 4,116,662
1993 61,403,543 4,032,407
1992 61,184,983 3,944,689
1991 59,986,931 3,855,894
1990 58,380,092 3,760,562
1989 56,704,914 3,662,459
1988 55,072,694 3,559,363
1987 53,323,493 3,452,731
1986 51,446,045 3,347,809
1985 49,582,289 3,247,534
1984 47,793,998 3,154,079
1983 46,029,535 3,067,534
1982 44,272,141 2,985,557
1981 41,989,312 2,907,187
1980 39,842,324 2,832,203
1979 38,424,952 2,760,358
1978 37,126,535 2,691,088
1977 35,933,181 2,623,948
1976 34,837,271 2,558,521
1975 33,802,973 2,494,570
1974 32,796,463 2,432,028
1973 31,839,838 2,370,919
1972 30,921,179 2,311,430
1971 30,029,071 2,253,119
1970 29,145,100 2,195,616
1969 28,273,482 2,139,024
1968 27,437,391 2,083,069
1967 26,628,432 2,027,403
1966 25,829,270 1,971,737
1965 25,036,978 1,915,916
1964 24,262,859 1,859,997
1963 23,519,005 1,804,272
1962 22,807,907 1,749,214
1961 22,125,726 1,695,400
1960 21,470,434 1,643,457

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/iran/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Iran increased by 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Iran gained 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Iran was ranked 17th most populous country in 2006 and is still 17th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Iran's population will grow by 9.47% to 102,318,917 people with a rank change from 17th to 18th. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Iran
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Iran Turkmenistan
2100 -0.66% -0.29%
2099 -0.64% -0.27%
2098 -0.64% -0.26%
2097 -0.63% -0.24%
2096 -0.62% -0.23%
2095 -0.62% -0.22%
2094 -0.61% -0.21%
2093 -0.61% -0.19%
2092 -0.61% -0.18%
2091 -0.61% -0.17%
2090 -0.61% -0.15%
2089 -0.62% -0.14%
2088 -0.62% -0.13%
2087 -0.63% -0.11%
2086 -0.63% -0.1%
2085 -0.64% -0.08%
2084 -0.64% -0.07%
2083 -0.65% -0.06%
2082 -0.65% -0.04%
2081 -0.65% -0.03%
2080 -0.65% -0.008%
2079 -0.65% 0.01%
2078 -0.65% 0.03%
2077 -0.64% 0.04%
2076 -0.63% 0.06%
2075 -0.62% 0.07%
2074 -0.61% 0.09%
2073 -0.59% 0.1%
2072 -0.58% 0.12%
2071 -0.56% 0.13%
2070 -0.54% 0.14%
2069 -0.52% 0.15%
2068 -0.49% 0.16%
2067 -0.46% 0.17%
2066 -0.44% 0.18%
2065 -0.41% 0.19%
2064 -0.38% 0.2%
2063 -0.35% 0.22%
2062 -0.31% 0.24%
2061 -0.28% 0.25%
2060 -0.24% 0.28%
2059 -0.2% 0.31%
2058 -0.16% 0.33%
2057 -0.13% 0.36%
2056 -0.09% 0.4%
2055 -0.05% 0.43%
2054 -0.009% 0.47%
2053 0.03% 0.51%
2052 0.06% 0.55%
2051 0.1% 0.59%
2050 0.13% 0.63%
2049 0.16% 0.68%
2048 0.19% 0.71%
2047 0.22% 0.75%
2046 0.24% 0.78%
2045 0.26% 0.81%
2044 0.28% 0.83%
2043 0.3% 0.85%
2042 0.32% 0.87%
2041 0.34% 0.88%
2040 0.35% 0.89%
2039 0.37% 0.9%
2038 0.38% 0.91%
2037 0.4% 0.92%
2036 0.41% 0.93%
2035 0.43% 0.94%
2034 0.44% 0.96%
2033 0.46% 0.97%
2032 0.49% 1%
2031 0.51% 1.04%
2030 0.55% 1.15%
2029 0.61% 1.27%
2028 0.68% 1.38%
2027 0.76% 1.49%
2026 0.86% 1.6%
2025 0.99% 1.72%
2024 1.06% 1.77%
2023 1.21% 1.86%
2022 1.21% 1.95%
2021 0.83% 2.05%
2020 0.77% 2.15%
2019 1.08% 2.23%
2018 1.28% 2.28%
2017 1.45% 2.31%
2016 1.44% 2.32%
2015 1.37% 2.31%
2014 1.35% 2.29%
2013 1.32% 2.25%
2012 1.26% 2.2%
2011 1.24% 2.14%
2010 1.26% 2.07%
2009 1.25% 1.99%
2008 1.22% 1.93%
2007 1.65% 1.88%
2006 2.18% 1.88%
2005 2.24% 1.9%
2004 2.16% 1.94%
2003 1.11% 1.98%
2002 0.83% 2.01%
2001 1.56% 2.02%
2000 1.49% 2.01%
1999 1.43% 1.85%
1998 1.38% 1.7%
1997 1.21% 1.71%
1996 1.09% 1.73%
1995 1.11% 1.81%
1994 0.19% 2.09%
1993 0.36% 2.22%
1992 2% 2.3%
1991 2.75% 2.54%
1990 2.95% 2.68%
1989 2.96% 2.9%
1988 3.28% 3.09%
1987 3.65% 3.13%
1986 3.76% 3.09%
1985 3.74% 2.96%
1984 3.83% 2.82%
1983 3.97% 2.75%
1982 5.44% 2.7%
1981 5.39% 2.65%
1980 3.69% 2.6%
1979 3.5% 2.57%
1978 3.32% 2.56%
1977 3.15% 2.56%
1976 3.06% 2.56%
1975 3.07% 2.57%
1974 3% 2.58%
1973 2.97% 2.57%
1972 2.97% 2.59%
1971 3.03% 2.62%
1970 3.08% 2.65%
1969 3.05% 2.69%
1968 3.04% 2.75%
1967 3.09% 2.82%
1966 3.16% 2.91%
1965 3.19% 3.01%
1964 3.16% 3.09%
1963 3.12% 3.15%
1962 3.08% 3.17%
1961 3.05% 3.16%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/iran/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Iran grew by 1.06%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Iran Turkmenistan
Current population
93468444
7776557
Population rank 17/197 104/197
Percent of world population 1.13% 0.09%
One net population change
32.9 seconds
4.04 minutes
One birth every
26.9 seconds
3.28 minutes
One death every
1.24 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,627 +356
Annual growth/decline +959,031 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +1.06% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 98/197 61/197
One migration net change every
4.51 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +116,786 +13,268
Net migration rank 14/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 3,840,654 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 17/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 103/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Iran
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Iran Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 116,786 - 13,268
2024 - 190,156 - 14,646
2023 750,150 262,044 117,529 15,005
2022 753,525 403,190 121,814 14,141
2021 645,725 334,967 122,721 17,617
2020 663,978 -180,680 124,014 19,913
2019 893,063 -32,794 128,275 19,735
2018 1,035,052 -27,946 129,537 19,293
2017 1,140,549 34,849 131,417 16,678
2016 1,186,949 66,630 132,581 13,365
2015 1,178,317 -46,239 132,663 9,936
2014 1,158,552 -56,042 129,677 8,696
2013 1,119,533 -47,322 126,217 7,287
2012 1,073,804 -57,823 120,957 7,125
2011 1,023,925 -65,924 115,197 6,992
2010 980,380 -12,849 109,318 6,621
2009 958,322 211 102,931 6,656
2008 940,983 -12,184 96,815 6,734
2007 919,254 -24,950 92,038 6,388
2006 884,529 640,932 87,840 7,613
2005 837,305 765,873 83,968 10,263
2004 801,203 739,996 79,850 14,242
2003 732,600 700,222 76,737 17,625
2002 752,205 -668,962 75,639 18,803
2001 743,658 291,692 76,682 16,982
2000 731,203 300,133 76,875 14,925
1999 723,237 191,988 76,362 12,859
1998 717,655 218,171 77,342 -3,239
1997 726,574 98,009 79,045 -5,600
1996 784,508 -92,435 80,996 -8,627
1995 879,648 -220,258 86,289 -13,423
1994 1,008,076 -297,487 89,319 -13,094
1993 1,219,658 -1,696,091 92,596 -312
1992 1,365,466 -451,945 96,668 -13,517
1991 1,495,594 -13,059 99,297 -4,864
1990 1,530,434 200,711 101,099 -4,864
1989 1,609,739 9,460 103,553 -3,576
1988 1,614,512 30,688 104,802 1,408
1987 1,639,644 213,524 103,885 3,161
1986 1,659,289 242,411 100,930 1,878
1985 1,661,750 163,999 95,890 1,861
1984 1,653,051 97,748 90,591 -1,427
1983 1,573,612 204,544 85,183 -1,264
1982 1,514,240 222,390 80,989 -961
1981 1,376,830 1,452,169 77,829 -1,102
1980 1,361,293 103,674 74,394 -1,152
1979 1,294,306 75,451 71,135 -677
1978 1,156,974 70,088 68,437 -350
1977 1,091,542 68,093 66,318 -132
1976 1,013,347 18,825 64,513 160
1975 929,481 106,921 62,681 550
1974 873,369 103,252 60,925 924
1973 831,880 104,779 59,169 1,194
1972 804,043 96,614 57,326 1,293
1971 805,830 77,717 56,666 1,348
1970 794,612 89,757 55,617 1,376
1969 780,660 78,196 54,791 1,397
1968 743,992 69,342 54,324 1,401
1967 727,276 77,313 54,209 1,397
1966 695,040 98,709 54,353 1,377
1965 663,029 127,808 54,558 1,366
1964 635,589 121,817 54,574 1,340
1963 620,126 110,190 54,203 1,332
1962 595,538 96,332 53,248 1,337
1961 594,674 77,811 51,659 1,372
1960 584,060 54,041 49,436 1,421

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/iran/turkmenistan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 92.5% of the population change in Iran is from natural causes (a gain of 9,405,860 people) and 7.46% is from migration (a gain of 757,979 people). In Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 3,840,654 residents or 4.2% of the population were not native-born in Iran, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

Biggest cities by population

Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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